Carline.



PATENT-ED JAN. 29, 1907. J. 11. WEISBROD.

, GARLINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, 1906.

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DH 0 T m V N l WITNESSES.-

Jacob RWeisbrod BY I i 2 Arm/vb;

PATBNTED JAN. 29, 1907-.

J. H. WEISBROD. GARLINE APPLICATION FILEDMAE. 2, 1906.

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INI/ENTOR' Jacob H.Weisbrod Z BY M ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT' OFFICE.

tacos n. WEISBRQD, or sr, LQUIS, nissonnr, ASSIGNOR TO HERBERT w.

' woLF or s1".- LOUIS, MISSOURI.

QARLINE. v

' Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented James, 1907,

-- Application filed March 2, 1906. Serial No. 303,744.

" 0m; it-may concern:

own-that I, JACOB H. WEIsBRoD, f the United States, residing at the tLouis, in the State'ot Missouri,

and exact description as will enable any oneskilled in the art to which it appeitains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying.drawings, forming part of this specification; I

My invention relates more particularly to. 'a-carhne formed of a plurality-oi separate pieces which are'of such sh ape that they may be conveniently rolled and afterwardfastened together to form the com leted device.

11 the drawings, in w ich like characters of reference refer-to similar parts in the different views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of broken away. Fig. 2 shows my carline as and 5 are enlarged detail views Fig; 6

one end of the carline lthe other end being applied to' an outside car-roof. 'Figs. 3, 4,

root, and Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are enlarged detail views showing a modified form of my invention suitable for cars provided with metal frames.

The carli'ne is" composed, 'ess entially', of

three separate parts, a tie-beam of rolled. angle iron or steel, and comprising two flanges 10 and 11, disposed at right angles, a truss beam, also of rolled angle '-iron and comprising two similar flanges 12 and 13. A

slightly-different form of truss-bea1n is.

found in Fig. 2, where instead of a flange-12 at the upper edge of-this beam the same is provided with a flange 14- at the lower edge thereof.

' .the tie-beanrand the truss-beam are. united atapproximately their middle points by a struti'16, fastened; to the outer sides of the flange'sylO and-.13 by means of bolts 17. Each end of the carline-is providedwith a knee-iron fo'rsupporting the same from and fastening the same to the side plates.'19 of the car. ,Oneof the'forr'nsof this knee-ironis shown, FFi gsL 4 and 5J1t-consists of a hookportion "21 provided with a bolt-hole *22, throughwhich. the b01523 passes, which facia-plate. 3 a

The flanges 11 and: 12 project in opposite directions,fas shown in'Fig. 3, and 1 the metal plate 38 of the inside roof.

' holes 27, registering with similarbolt-holes in the flanges 10 and 13 of the truss and tiebeam-s, so that when'the truss and tie-beams are bolted together in forming the carline by means of bolts 29 the flange 26 is fastened between these beams, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the .shank 25 of the knee-iron ex tending beneath the lower edge of the beams. The hook portion 21 and the shan'k 25 of the .knee-iron are connected'by means of a yertical plate 24; When the carline is in position, this plate 24 is situated between the end. of theearline and the. side plate of the car.

-A slightly-different form of this knee-iron is shownin Fig. 6, where instead of having'a .flange- 26 projecting upwardly i the shank 25' is provided with a downwardly-extending flange 30, which is fastened. between the flanges 10 and 13 in a manner similar-to that already above described, the shank 25 extending, in this case laterally' over the ends of the beams;

rafters31 are suitably'fastened in" the ch.an--.

nelformed by the flanges 13 and 14. 32 is the ridge-pole, and 33 the longitudinal sheathing, of the roof. 34 is the sheathing forming the side of the car, and 35 the. facia-plate. The whole is covered by a metal roofing 36,

theouter edgeof which is bent at 37 over the I Fig. 6 shows lnslde car-roof, and m this case the trussbeing laid upon'the flanges and also'the ridgepole 32 Upon the purlins 35 are the jtrans-i versely disposed p'artingstrips 37 of. the in-',

side roof, and 38 is the metal covering upon 'p'osedboards of whicli'are shown at 40. 41 is the facia-plate attached to the side plate my invention applied to'an which the roof-strips 39; are fastenedto sup port the outside roof, the transversely-dise.

19 and covers the ends of the strips 37 and In Figs. 7, 8,- and 9 I have shown a mo'dification of my invention. adapted for use' with cars having metal frames. Here the device metals'ide plates 42 is shown in top view infor fastening the carlines in position-on the -jection in 9. It will be seen to consist of a base-plate 43,. an end flange 44, and as de flange 45. This last-mentioned flange projects upwardly between the flanges 10 and 13 I andis fastened thereto by. means ofbolts 29, which pass through the perforations 46 in the plate 45. These perforations 46 register with similar perforationsin the flanges 10 and 13. The plate'43 extends laterally beneath the truss-beam, and is fastenedto the side late 42 by a bolt48, a bolt 49 passing throug the flan e 11 of the tie-beam, also fastening the carlm'e to the side late 4 The base-plate 43 is provided .wit a perforation 50 for the passage of the bolt 48. 51 is a timber fas-- tened'to the side plate 42 and forming part thereof and to which the sheathing of the car may be fastened.

Having fully describedmv invention, wh at I claim as new, and desire "to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. in a railway-car, the combination with the roof and side plate, of acarline supportin said roof, said carline consisting of a rolledmetal truss-beam, a separate rolledmetal t1ebeam, a strut connectin -said beams an'da knee-iron secured to the end of said .car-

line and provided with an upwardly-extendingvertical plate situated between-the end of the carline and the side plate of the car, and a horizontalplate extending from thetop of said vertical plate and bearing on the top of the side plate of the car,

2. In a railway-car, the combinationwith the'roof and side plate, of a carline supporting said roof, said carline consisting of a rolled-metal truss-beam, a separate rollednietal tie-beam, a strut "connecting said. beams and a kneeron provided w1th a T por-.

tion, the upwardly-extending flange of which is securedto; the end of said carline, said n -iron being provided with an upwardly extending vertical plate situated between the 'end of the carline andthe side plate of the car and a horizontal plate extending from the top of said vertical plate and bearing on the tolp of the sideplate of the car.

a carline, the combination with a rolled-metal tie-beain, of' a separate rolled metaltruss-beamsecured to said t e-beam, astrut connecting said beams, and a member beams.

In testimony whereof I have hereunh set.

provided with a plate bearing on the side plate of the car and a flange extending be tween and secured to said beams.

4. In a carline, the combination with. a rolled-metal'tiabeam, of a separate rolledmetal truss-beam secured at its ends to the ends of said tie beams, a strut connecting said beams, and a member provided with a plate bearing on'the sideplate of the car-and a flange extending between and secured to said beams.

5. The combination with alilanged rolledmetal tie-beam, of a separate flanged rolled-- metal truss-beam secured at its ends to the ends of said tie-beam, a strut connecting said beams, and amember rovide' d with aplate bearing onthe side p ate of the car and a flange extending between and securedto said beams.

16. In a carline, the. combination with a rolled-metal tiebeam, of a separate rolledmetal truss beamsecured at its ends to the ends of said tieebeam, a strut connectingsaid beams, and a knee-iron provided w1th a hook-- plate engaging the side plate of the, car and a flange extending between and secured to said beams;

' 7-; In a 'c-arline, the .com-bination. with a rolled-metal tiebeam, of a, separate rolledmetal truss-beam secured to said tie-beam, a strut connecting said beams, and a l nee-iron provided with a hook-plate engaging the side plate of the car and a' T member the flange of my hand and aliixe'd my seal in the'presence of-the two subscribing witnesses.

v JACOB H. \VETSBROD. [L. s.] \Vitnesses:

JAMES H. BRYsoN, BENNETTE PIKE.- 

